Baltasar Brum

Baltasar Brum Rodriguez (18 June 1883-31 March 1933) was President of Uruguay from 1 March 1919 to 1 March 1923, succeeding Feliciano Viera and preceding Jose Serrato. He was a member of the Colorado Party of Uruguay.

Biography
Baltasar Brum Rodriguez was born in Artigas, Uruguay on 18 June 1883, and he joined the Colorado Party of Uruguay and served as Education Minister from 1913 to 1915 and Interior Minister from 1915 to 1916. Brum served as Foreign Minister under President Feliciano Viera, strengthening Uruguay's relations with the United States during World War I. He went on to serve as President from 1919 to 1923, pursuing economic stability while protecting US interests. He left office in 1923, and he died ten years later.